Chapter 63： Advance to the Rhineland (1/2)

The German people will never forget the humiliation of the cession of land. We will quietly wait for the day of revenge.

This is the words carved on a stone tablet in the Rhine Region. For Germans, the Rhine Region is an unforgettable pain in Germany!

Rhineland refers to the land on both sides of the Rhine River. The Rhine River is the only natural barrier between Germany and France. In order to prevent Germany from launching another attack on France, the Versailles Contract of World War I stipulated that Germany shall not be fortified within 50 kilometers of the east and west banks. , The West Bank is occupied by the Allies.

In this way, the Rhineland became a demilitarized zone, mainly serving as a buffer zone and an early warning zone between Germany and France. Once Germany has signs of mobilizing troops, France can have plenty of time to rely on the Rhine for defense.

This is a preventive measure, so the importance of the Rhine is embodied in a political sense.

In 1925, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Belgium and other countries signed the Locarno Convention. Germany, France, and Belgium pledged to each other not to undermine the status quo of the western border of Germany stipulated in the Versailles Treaty, and prohibit entry in the Rhineland Demilitarized Zone Build an army inside.

Otherwise, it will be regarded as a breach of the ”Versailles Peace Treaty”, which constitutes an ”unprovoked act of aggression.” In this case, the violated State Party can take immediate action.

According to this convention, in 1930, the Allied occupation forces retreated from the left bank of the Rhine, and the area officially became a demilitarized zone.

For the Germans, this is of course humiliating, because the Rhineland is originally German! As a result, Germany cannot station any troops here!

They looked at the slowly flowing Rhine, and in their hearts, hatred was constantly gathering!

No matter what, now, Germany's military strength is still quite weak. Germany with only 100,000 troops is not as small as France's!

And at this moment, Cyric put forward an extremely bold plan to enter the Rhineland!

This is simply a provocation, Chi Guoguo's provocation!

”By doing this, we are testing the attitudes of countries such as Britain and France.” Cyric said: ”Britain, France, the United States, they are all contradictory.”

The United Kingdom does not want to see France become strong and become a dominant player on the European continent, while the United States does not want Britain and France to become strong, or how the United States interferes in European affairs!

And now, if the German army marches into the Rhineland, it will at best anger France! After all, the opposite is France!

”If the countries do not respond, then I will take an important step. The Treaty of Versailles, for us, becomes a piece of waste paper.” Cyric said: ”We can bypass the Treaty of Versailles and make great strides. We have developed our military!”

The attitude of other countries is very important! As for France, even if France wants military intervention, I am afraid that it will hesitate, because the Ruhr industrial area was before us a few years ago.

At that time, the French proudly drove their troops into the industrial zone, trying to plunder German industry. As a result, the French found it difficult to sing alone. Not only the Germans resisted, but even the United Kingdom and other countries did not support it!

So, this time the French will definitely exercise restraint, restraint, restraint again!